EP0640486A3 - Thermal-transfer-type color printer. - Google Patents

Thermal-transfer-type color printer. Download PDF

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EP0640486A3
EP0640486A3 EP94306388A EP94306388A EP0640486A3 EP 0640486 A3 EP0640486 A3 EP 0640486A3 EP 94306388 A EP94306388 A EP 94306388A EP 94306388 A EP94306388 A EP 94306388A EP 0640486 A3 EP0640486 A3 EP 0640486A3
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thermal
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color printer
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Susumu C O Shinko E Mitsushima
Hayami C O Shinko Ele Sugiyama
Hitoshi C O Shinko El Nakagawa
Hiromitsu C O Shinko Ele Ogita
Minoru C O Shinko Ele Yamakuni
Kenichi C O Shinko El Kawahara
Kazuhiro C O Shinko Elec Tsuji
Shigeyuki C O Shinko Kawamura
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Shinko Electric Co Ltd
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Shinko Electric Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP21677893A external-priority patent/JPH0768809A/en
Priority claimed from JP22266393A external-priority patent/JP3031130B2/en
Priority claimed from JP5159093U external-priority patent/JPH0718848U/en
Priority claimed from JP5216993U external-priority patent/JPH0721353U/en
Priority claimed from JP6004886A external-priority patent/JPH07237328A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/02—Rollers
    • B41J13/076—Construction of rollers; Bearings therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/525—Arrangement for multi-colour printing, not covered by group B41J2/21, e.g. applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking process
EP94306388A 1993-08-31 1994-08-31 Thermal-transfer-type color printer Expired - Lifetime EP0640486B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (12)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP216778/93 1993-08-31
JP21677893A JPH0768809A (en) 1993-08-31 1993-08-31 Thermal transfer color printer
JP22266393A JP3031130B2 (en) 1993-09-07 1993-09-07 Thermal transfer type color printer
JP222663/93 1993-09-07
JP51590/93U 1993-09-22
JP5159093U JPH0718848U (en) 1993-09-22 1993-09-22 Printer paper transport mechanism
JP52169/93U 1993-09-27
JP5216993U JPH0721353U (en) 1993-09-27 1993-09-27 Printer paper transport mechanism
JP956/94 1994-01-10
JP95694 1994-01-10
JP6004886A JPH07237328A (en) 1994-01-10 1994-01-20 Paper feed roller of color image transfer device and its production
JP4886/94 1994-01-20

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EP0640486A2 EP0640486A2 (en) 1995-03-01
EP0640486A3 true EP0640486A3 (en) 1995-11-02
EP0640486B1 EP0640486B1 (en) 1999-03-10

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EP94306388A Expired - Lifetime EP0640486B1 (en) 1993-08-31 1994-08-31 Thermal-transfer-type color printer

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EP (1) EP0640486B1 (en)
DE (1) DE69416913T2 (en)

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US2052566A (en) * 1933-11-21 1936-09-01 Haines Office Machine Supply C Feed roll for typewriters and the like
DE1954261A1 (en) * 1968-10-28 1970-05-27 Burroughs Corp Swiveling roller pressure device
JPS61291160A (en) * 1985-06-19 1986-12-20 Toshiba Corp Recorder
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US5221150A (en) * 1987-06-30 1993-06-22 Seiko Epson Corporation Paper feeding apparatus for printers having a bail roller means
DE3802735A1 (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-08-10 Siemens Ag Paper transporting roller and its use in a printing device
JPH0263877A (en) * 1988-08-31 1990-03-05 Seiko Epson Corp Paper feed mechanism of ink jet recording apparatus
JPH0267163A (en) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-07 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Thermal transfer color printer
US4968882A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-11-06 Calcomp Inc. Adjustable optical shaft encoder and calibration method for printers and plotters
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EP0436919A2 (en) * 1990-01-11 1991-07-17 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft Guiding device
EP0468149A2 (en) * 1990-07-24 1992-01-29 Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. Plotter
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